Bond Fixed At 2500 In Poison Case At Prescott
Judge Shaver set the bond at 2500 for Jno Daniels on a May 18 poisoning charge involving an aged woman. Tony King allegedly owned 400 acres and sought possession. King and wife drank poisoned whiskey, killing the wife. The court also ordered another 10 percent deposit payout at Citizens Bank. Several divorces were handled, and J D Shackelford, colored, was admitted to the bar after a favorable examination. he is 44, has 15 years in Prescott, and plans to practice in Pine Bluff or Texarkana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jude J. D. Shaver
Chancery Court
Jno
Daniels
Tony King
Squire B'Shers
Citizens Bank & Trust Company
J. D. Shackelford
Shackelford
J. C. Hamby
W. V. Tompkins
11. B. McKenzie
Prescott
Pine Bluff
Texarkana
Pocahontas Citizens Call for Relief
Little Rock dispatch reports Pocahontas residents seeking twenty army tents to shelter storm victims. Army rules block delivery without a National Guard detach ment. Also noted are Hodges and family attending the Texas Press Association meeting in El Paso with plans for a 1917 Texas Arkansas joint session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
T. W. Campbell
Pocahontan
National Guard
Earle W. Hodges
Tughter
Texas Press Association
el Paso
Hodges
Arkansas Press Association
Texas Association
Texarkana
Arkansas Associalion
Hempstead County Fair Planned for October 24 28
The Hempstead County Union Fair at Hope Arkansas will run October 24 26 27 and 28 with a larger more comprehensive program. Officers and directors including E S Greening president H D Alfrey vice president W A Tharp secretary W O Hart treasurer and J N Riley Clay Monts R A Haynes John Barlow Sam Mathews and Henry Bowden will serve again. Lee Giles named new manager replacing R A Ethridge who resigned to take a full time position. Cooperation from the public is urged to help make the fair a success with donations and ideas welcomed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hempstead County Union
Fair Grounds
Hope
Ark
E. S. Greening
H. D. Alfrey
W. A. Tharp
W. O. Hart
J. N. Riley
Clay Monts
R. A. Haynes
John Barlow
Sam Mathews
Henry Bowden
R. A. Ethridge
Ethridge
Lee Giles
West
Northwest
Record Breaking Attendance at Tendance Institute
The Nevada County Teachers Institute opened its third day with the largest enrollment in its history. Supt. Hirst led sessions on school questions, quiz work, and methods, with Miss Marcella Arthur and Mr. Potter delivering talks on extension work and the Chautauqua system. Todays enrollment reached 165 before noon, and a motion urged teachers to attend at least three days. The Prescott list includes A. J. McClanahan, G. N. Cox, Etta Ward, and others. Continued on Last Page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nevada County
Supt
Hirst
Marcella Arthur
Potter
Miss Arthur
Prescott
Thomas of
Emmet
Kitchener Aboard Hampshire Reported Lost Off Orkneys
London June 6 Admiral Jellicoe reports the British cruiser Hampshire with Earl Kitchener and his staff aboard sunk west of the Orkneys by likely a mine or torpedo. Four boats left, bodies and a capsized boat found, no survivors evident. Hampshire was en route to Archangel, a Devonshire class cruiser built in 1900, 8510 tons, armed with multiple guns and torpedo tubes, cost 4.25 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Jellicoe
Admiralty
Hampshire
Earl Kitchener
West Orkneys
Russia
Hugh James O’bierne
Petrograd
Sofia
O. A. Fitzgerald
Ellershaw
Frederick Donaldson
Herbert J. Savill
R. N
Lord Kitchener
Orkneys
H. M.S. Hampshire
Far East
South China Sea
Miners complain to commissioner over Rush zinc mines
Labor Commissioner J C Clary met with Rush Marion county miners after a fatal accident claimed three lives. He ordered a thorough inspection by State Mine Inspector Shaw and sought an AG opinion on inspector authority in zinc mines. The prior report urged timbering, safer ventilation, and proper escape routes amid crude undeveloped mines and hand mining.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clary
Little Rock
J. C. Clary
Rush
Marion County
Shaw
North
Arkansas
Aubrey Martin
Little Rock Board of Commerce Eyes Hydro Power Plans
The Little Rock Board of Trade expresses interest in hydro electric power development and is compiling information to share with interested parties about various projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock Board OF Trade
Little Rock Board of Commerce
Jamestown Exposition 1907 Sent Japanese Exhibit
A fragment notes a Japanese exhibit sent to the United States for the 1907 Jamestown Exposition, reflecting the event's international display and U S cultural exchanges of the era.
Also Mentioned on This Page
John Daniels
Pocahontas
Hempstead County
Col
Bank OF Prescott
A. J. McClanahan
G. N. Cox
Etta Ward
Ethel Almand
Lelia Pittman
Nellie Thornburn
Ludie Ward
Bess Vaughan
Elizabeth Hale
Mildred Hale
Beulah Hesterly
Julia Riley
Katie Patrick
Electa Cantley
Hunice White
May Billingsley
Gunner Price
J. M. Lee
Roy Witcher
E. A. McCain
Guy Wilson
Jessie Akers
Edith Ak
Kitchner
Staff
Warcraft
England
Gran Mercantile Co
Prescott, Ark
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